Journal
AMB EXPRESS
Volume 9, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
SPRINGEROPEN
DOI: 10.1186/s13568-019-0777-6
Keywords
Antibacterial surfaces; Biomedical implants; Drug delivery; Nanoparticles; Surfaces; TiO2 nanotubes
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- Brazilian National Council of Research and Development (CNPq) [140903/20160]
- National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq)
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The fast evolution of surface treatments for biomedical implants and the concern with their contact with cells and microorganisms at early phases of bone healing has boosted the development of surface topographies presenting drug delivery potential for, among other features, bacterial growth inhibition without impairing cell adhesion. A diverse set of metal ions and nanoparticles (NPs) present antibacterial properties of their own, which can be applied to improve the implant local response to contamination. Considering the promising combination of nanostructured surfaces with antibacterial materials, this critical review describes a variety of antibacterial effects attributed to specific metals, ions and their combinations. Also, it explains the TiO2 nanotubes (TNTs) surface creation, in which the possibility of aggregation of an active drug delivery system is applicable. Also, we discuss the pertinent literature related to the state of the art of drug incorporation of NPs with antibacterial properties inside TNTs, along with the promising future perspectives of in situ drug delivery systems aggregated to biomedical implants.
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